Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

कृकलासे कृतं श्राद्धं येनैव तर्पणं तथा । स गच्छेद्विष्णुलोकं तु पितृभिः सहितो नरः

Transliteration

kṛkalāse kṛtaṃ śrāddhaṃ yenaiva tarpaṇaṃ tathā | sa gacchedviṣṇulokaṃ tu pitṛbhiḥ sahito naraḥ

Translation

Sesiapa yang melaksanakan śrāddha di Kṛkalāsa dan juga mempersembahkan tarpaṇa di sana, maka orang itu akan pergi ke alam Viṣṇu bersama para leluhur (pitṛ)nya.

Word by Word

• कृकलासे: in/at Kṛkalāsa (place)
• कृकलासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृकलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• कृतम्: done, performed
• कृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; श्राद्धम् इति विशेषणम्

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• येन: by whom/whereby
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे/करणे

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तर्पणम्: libation/satiation offering
• तर्पणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/also')

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• गच्छेत्: would go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विष्णुलोकम्: to Viṣṇu's world
• विष्णुलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—विष्णोः लोकः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: 'but/indeed')

• पितृभिः: with the ancestors
• पितृभिः: Sahakarana (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; सहार्थे करणम्

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नरः इति विशेषणम्

• नरः: the man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (tīrtha-māhātmya narration within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṛkalāsa

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim audience within Dvārakāmāhātmya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the Kṛkalāsa tīrtha, a man performs śrāddha and pours tarpaṇa water with sesame; behind him, subtle ethereal forms of Pitṛs appear satisfied; above, a luminous Viṣṇu-loka vision opens.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛkalāsa (tīrtha/place)
• Viṣṇuloka
• Pitṛs (ancestors)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Serving the Pitṛs through śrāddha and tarpaṇa at a praised tīrtha unites family-line merit with Viṣṇu-bhakti and liberation-oriented reward.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kṛkalāsa, a named tīrtha celebrated within the Dvārakā Māhātmya of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha and tarpaṇa at Kṛkalāsa.